Synonyms for tourist
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Casual — one who only has a superficial interest in something
2. Holidaymaker
holidaymaker UK IE, tourer
Definitions
- n. 1
One who only has a superficial interest in something.
- n. 2
Someone who travels for pleasure rather than for business; a leisure visitor.
Tourist shops are full of kitsch.
- n. 3
An unwelcome newcomer, or appropriator, especially one who is inflammatory or uninformed, usually to seek attention, moral approval and superiority over the established hobbyists.
Related words
- Word family
- touristic touristry touristy tour tourism
- Phrases
- tourist court tourist guide space tourist ten pound tourist tourist card tourist class tourist home tourist tree
- Is a kind of
- noob
Forms
- Plural
- tourists → casuals, dilettantes, holidaymakers, tourers…
Example sentences
- casual They are collecting information by casual methods.
- dilettante He's more a dilettante than a committed professional.
- traveler She provided the traveler with food and clothing.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| tourist | rising | |
| casual | rising | |
| dilettante | steady | |
| traveler | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- casual3, tourer
- 7 letters
- pilgrim2, voyager3
- 8 letters
- traveler3, wayfarer
- 9 letters
- passenger3, traveller3
- 10 letters
- dilettante
- 12 letters
- holidaymaker
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (casual3 = 3 syllables).